August 5, 2009 2 Mile Hermosa Beach to Manhattan Beach Pier to Pier Ocean Swim

The Swim (pictures taken by Warren "G" Newmark; look for Magnums wearing green caps):

The Results:

There was a total of 1004 swimmers. Also, it should be noted that times in 2009 averaged about 7 minutes slower than the 2008 Pier to Pier swim results.

Name, (finish in age group), time:

Katay (5) 1:02.03
Ryan (36) 1:23.00
Teresa (26) 1:23.13
Helen (32) 1:24.51

Bill (6) 51.19
Patrick (6) 53.54
Tim (10) 57.31
Greg (16) 1:00.12
David (24) 1:00.20
Aidan (22) 1:0047
Chuck (6) 1:02.34
Mike (21) 1:06.01

Bruce (8) 1:07.23 *(Said he would have swum faster, but had to wait 5 minutes for daughter Katay who, with the other female swimmers, started, for the first time, 5 minutes after the males started )

Tom (15) 1:11.44

Bob (18) 1:12.31
Matt (21) 1:13.22
Jim (39) 1:33.30 * (has qualified Jim as the slowest ever Magnum 2 miler, perhaps forever)

The Finish:

Patrick-

Tim-

Dave-

Bruce-

Chuck-

Jon-

Mike??????-

Tom-

Bob (wouldn't you know it, Bob has the chip on the right leg,

not on the left leg like everyone else. Bob also claims he was robbed,

that his time was actually faster than Tom's)-

Unofficial Dan-

Ryan-

Teresa-

Helen-

And last but not least Jim-